‘Sudan is losing another generation’ to war, Mohammed warns
More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN...
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Peacock party takes pride of place in nod to decades of turbulent history
In a new twist on panda diplomacy, UN Geneva welcomed five young peacocks to the Palace of Nations on Friday, a gift of India...
Ebola in DR Congo: Childhood deaths rise; hopes raised over new vaccine
More than 300 children have died in the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Friday,...
Food prices edged up in July amid heatwaves and energy price hikes
The cost of key foods edged up last month as searing heatwaves and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty impacted energy prices around the world. Read the...
In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, One Woman Refuses a Life of Dependence
KABUL, August 7 (IPS) – The Taliban’s rise to power robbed Mehrmaa of her husband, her job and her chance to live freely. Read...
Hiroshima’s Question: Will We Continue to Live Under the Nuclear Shadow?
HIROSHIMA, Japan, August 7 (IPS) – This year’s Hiroshima Peace Declaration did not begin with words of remembrance alone. It opened instead with what...
Ebola virus reaches displacement camps in DR Congo
Agencies are on high alert amid reports that the rapidly spreading Ebola Bundibugyo virus species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has...
‘A clear violation’: Guterres deplores deadliest attack on Kyiv this year
UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned on Wednesday the deadliest Russian strikes on Kyiv this year, which killed 17 people and caused extensive damage to...
Cuba: Independent experts condemn new US sanctions as humanitarian crisis deepens
Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned a fresh round of US sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force change on...
Burkina Faso’s Cancelled Democracy
LONDON, August 7 (IPS) – Burkina Faso’s charismatic young military leader, army captain Ibrahim Traoré, has stopped pretending. In April, he declared that people...
Gaza: Children still at risk despite drop in acute hunger 
100 days of Ebola and the race to stop the spread 
South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Violence Slows SDG Goals, Rips Apart Africans’ Free Movement Call 
Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-General